I wasn't involved in the project when that decision was made. However, do note that Microsoft no longer supports .NET Framework versions lower than 4.5.2 (except for 3.5): https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2015/12/09/support-ending-for-the-net-framework-4-4-5-and-4-5-1/
If we were to change from 4.5.1, it would make more sense to upgrade to 4.5.2 than to downgrade to 4.5 so at least we are on a supported framework version. But since everything above 4.5 is an in-place upgrade it probably doesn't matter too much. That said, you might be able to build the project on 4.5. I am not sure if there are any API calls or dependencies that are preventing a downgrade from taking place - the only way to know for sure is to try it. @Itamar - do you know why 4.5.1 was chosen? Thanks, Shad Storhaug (NightOwl888) -----Original Message----- From: SuperCiccio [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 9:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Framework 4.5 Can I build Lucene.Net 4.8 against .NET Framework 4.5 instead of 4.5.1? Why is 4.5.1 version required? Thanks
